Regulation

Advisers will need to complete a minimum of 35 hours of relevant CPD each year, according to the FSA's latest Retail Distribution Review paper.

The FSA today unveiled plans to develop its capability to monitor individual advisers.

The FSA has said the cost of establishing internal professional standards could be more than £5m.

The FSA says it needs more time to consider the costs and benefits of introducing professional requirements for advisers selling pure protection.

The FSA is proposing to introduce Statements of Professional Standing (SPS) for advisers which will be awarded by accredited bodies.

With the deadline for compliance with the RDR a mere 30 months away, how ready are financial advice businesses for the changes it brings?

Hector Sants told FSA staff in a memo he hoped his decision to remain with the regulator would be a "welcome one".

Zurich is providing access to new online learning materials in a bid to help advisers studying for examinations for the up coming Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Sitanta Ni Mathghamhna looks at whether all advisers need a good paraplanner to run a healthy business.

Tory MP John Redwood has advised the Government it will plug the massive gap in the public coffers quicker if CGT is set at a rate people view as a "bargain".